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About Mursa Village

Mursa is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 711 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937 hectares hectares.

Mursa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mursa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 937 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 711
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mursa compares

By the 2011 count Mursa is the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 937 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mursa

Mursa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mursa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mursa from other places

Mursa lies about 17 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tadali Junction, about 6.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mursa
Nearest town Ghugus 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Tadali Junction 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 12 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 17 km

Villages closest to Mursa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadravati tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mursa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mursa village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Mursa village has 711 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mursa has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Mursa covers 937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mursa falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mursa is Tadali Junction, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mursa.

Mursa is about 17 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mursa is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Ghugus is about 6.7 km away. Tadali Junction is about 6.9 km away. Bhadravati is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhonad (3.1 km), Kochi (4.3 km) and Pimpari (5.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mursa today is likely to be higher.

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